NASM Questions & Answers(Graded A+)

After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures? A. Super Vena Cava B. Aorta C. Inferior Vena Cava D. Pulmonary Artery - ANSWER Aorta Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the ATP-PC pathway or energy? A. A set of 3 barbell cleans B. A 10 exercise circiut training workout C. 20 repetition body squats exercise D. 30 minute of walking on a treadmill - ANSWER Front lunges and biceps curls occur in which plan of motion? A. Frontal B. Scapular C. Transverse D. Sagittal - ANSWER Sagittal The carpals of the hand are which of the following types of bones? A. Short B. Long C. Flat. D. Irregular - ANSWER Short Dynamic stretching uses which of the following concepts to improve soft tissue extensibility? A. Synergistic dominance B. Reciprocal inhibition C. Relative flexibity D. Myotatic stretch reflex - ANSWER Reciprocal inhibition Which of the following is a necessary for actin and myosin filaments in the sarcomere to have the greatest degree of overlap? A. Optimal length tension relationships B. Optimal relative flexibility C. Optimal autogenic inhibition D. Optimal synergistic dominance - ANSWER Optimal length tension relationships Which of the following muscle actions lengthens a saromere? A. Eccentric B. Isometric C. Concentric D. Isokientic - ANSWER Eccentric